FairisleJunior SchoolSouthampton

Governors

A Message from Mrs Steph Thurston

Chair of Governors

April 2018

I have recently reached the end of my first year as Chair of Governors and I am very proud of everything that has been achieved. I would like to add my congratulations to the children and staff on the outcome of our recent OfSTED inspection, which was a very positive experience for our school. The report reflects the school that I experience when I visit, and summarises our strengths extremely well.

Our sporting teams have been very successful once again and in October, our footballers were crowned Hampshire champions, and we were very proud to represent the county this term. This was a fantastic achievement and a brilliant experience for our children.

During the year, the school has continued to actively raise money for a number of charities close to home and further afield, including ‘Dylan's Quest’, something very close to the heart of our school.

So far this year, there have been some great days out and residential trips that were all real successes. I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to the staff because if it wasn't for them and their hard work in organising these trips the children would not have these fantastic opportunities.

Over the past term the governing body have been very busy in and around school once again. We have worked alongside Mr Howard and the senior leaders looking at teachers teaching and children learning. We have interviewed parents about safeguarding and we have questioned children about behaviour in and around the school. Hopefully you will have read the outcomes of these in the Fairisle Times.

One final thank you goes to you, the parents, for your continued support for both your children and the school. Our OfSTED report states that “parents and carers praise the school. They are confident that their children are taught effectively and nurtured well.” This is an incredibly important part of our children’s lives and we really appreciate it.